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ALRT Vancouver, BC
Farmer constructed two sections of this project substructure, one at Metro-town Burnaby and one adjacent to BC Place Stadium.
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Westmin Resources Ltd
Tailings Pond, Campbell River BC. Ore mined at a depth of 1500 feet is conveyed to the surface and processed to extract minerals. Resultant rock waste slurry, called tailings is piped to a containment area referred to as a pond and stored on dry land. We constructed 45 acres of tailings ponds for Westmin Resources that required the diversion and relocation of mountain creeks and valley rivers, installing extensive underground drainage piping in order to restrict the leeching of the waste slurry into the mine’s surrounding ecosystems.
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Air Traffic Control Tower at CFB Comox
Completed in 1998, the air traffic control tower at CFB Comox is a state of the art $6M facility that manages both military and civilian flights as a classified NAV Canada port of entry on the west coast.
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Selkirk Trestle Conversion
Owned by the Provincial Government, the Selkirk Trestle is one of five trestle restorations and conversions Farmer has constructed along the Galloping Goose Trail on Southern Vancouver Island. Managed by the Capital Regional District, this linear pedestrian trail is a restored rail right of way which runs from Sooke to Sidney.
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Nanaimo Regional Hospital Energy Plant
The Electrical Energy Centre was built to increase the amount of normal and emergency power available to the NRGH campus, to comply with regulatory, redundancy, and operational requirements. A new gas train was constructed to the south of the existing 25kV substation building and connected with the existing incoming gas service. A new fueling location complete with two underground fuel storage tanks was built adjacent to the parking lot. New electrical duct banks and vaults were also installed.
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University of Victoria District Energy Plant
The District Energy Plant is a new environmentally friendly water heating plant built to serve the University Of Victoria. The new natural-gas fired plant will boast more efficient boilers which, in combination with new control systems and ultra-efficient energy transfer stations across the campus, are expected to produce significant energy savings. A schematic design for the building, which includes the requirements to achieve the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold standard certification.
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Royal Jubilee Hospital Boiler House Addition
This addition to the Royal Jubilee Hospital saw selective demolition, modification and new construction of the existing boiler house, expanding the housing unit to incorporate two new boilers to increase the energy production of the hospital. The project team effectively coordinated energy use of the facility during the upgrade and ensured that all adjacent facilities saw limited disruption throughout the course of construction.
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Dockside Green Waste Water Treatment Plant
The Dockside Green is a LEED Platinum certified residential, commercial and industrial hub in Vic West. The waste water treatment plant filters and treats all surrounding waste water before it is released into the environment and reused to supply water to surrounding greenery and aesthetic ponds.
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Langdale Pontoon
The Langdale Pontoon is a concrete structure build in Victoria, and transported across the Haro straight to be installed on the mainland.
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RJH Diagnostic and Treatment Centre
This medical complex includes 16 operating theatres, pathology laboratories, digital imaging units and multiple intensive and critical care departments. On the same site we concurrently constructed the RJH Renal Dialysis Unit and a four story parking garage.
